Statistically Speaking, We Should Have Heard from Aliens by Now

The Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, highlights a contradiction in our understanding of alien…

A Collaboration Between China and the West Could Find Dozens of Earth-Like Worlds

If astronomy has a Holy Grail, it’s another habitable world. To find one, NASA is working…

Could Sweating Spacecraft Make Re-Entry Easier?

When ISS astronauts return home, they have a hot ride back to Earth’s surface. It’s been…

Mars Has Many Features that Match Earth

Despite being cold, desiccated, and having a thin atmosphere, Mars is similar to Earth in many…

A Single Impact Could Leave a Giant Planet Ringing for Millions of Years

To understand how chaotic the early Solar System was, we need only gaze at the Moon.…

There’s a Chorus of Gravitational Waves Coming from the Core of the Milky Way. Will We Hear Them?

There is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and it’s not alone.…

Webb Watches Dramatic Weather Changes on a Pair of Nearby Brown Dwarfs

When astronomers want to understand brown dwarfs, they often turn to WISE 1049AB. It’s a benchmark…

Improving In-Situ Analysis of Planetary Regolith with OptiDrill

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc May 6, 2025 What new technologies or methods can be developed for…

Free Floating Binary Planets Can’t Last Long

The JWST continues to live up to its promise by revealing things hidden from other telescopes.…

Asteroid 2025 FA22 enters top 5 ESA’s impact risk list

A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 FA22, has climbed into the top five positions of the European…